Oversimplified logos: when less becomes too much. — Logos speak a thousand words. A great logo can tell the story of an organization without a single word. Recently, logos from various companies have experienced a transformation. From car companies like GM, restaurants like Burger King, and food products like Pringles, it’s clear that many companies are dipping into…

Habits and their role in design. — In the world of new technologies and the user experience designed around them, we are often stuck within the thought of “newer is always better!” We soon find that this isn’t always the case, complaining that it’s hard to use, or not as good as we thought. But why so? Old Habits Die Hard

Simulation, Realism and puhumme suomea! — In the world of simulation video games, realism is the key to the gameplay. Games like BeamNG.Drive, Farming Simulator, Eurotruck Simulator and even The Sims are some examples of games that emulates said realism in an impressive scope, and at the same time, trying to eliminate the mundane and boring…

Kilas balik mimpi Indonesia untuk membangun mobil sendiri — Mobil merupakan artefak penting yang mencerminkan sejarah modern Indonesia. Impian masyarakat Indonesia akan mobil yang dibangun oleh bangsanya sendiri nampaknya akan selalu relevan di konteks perkembangan Indonesia sebagai negara. Amerika memiliki Chrysler, Ford dan General Motors; Jepang memiliki Toyota, Daihatsu, Honda, Mazda, dan Mitsubishi; Inggris memiliki Jaguar, Land Rover, Vauxhall…

Sebuah tinjauan buku “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things” — Sekilas, desain yang hijau dan “sustainable” merupakan suatu hal yang mudah. Kata-kata seperti kurangi, hindari, ganti, sering digunakan dalam usaha untuk menjadi lebih hijau, namun apakah kita sudah berusaha sebaik mungkin, atau masih berada di bayang-bayang omong kosong divisi pemasaran dari korporasi yang terus menguras isi bumi?

No rose-tinted glasses for me. — In the world of design, originality is a desirable and highly respected trait in the byproducts of the creative process but is admittedly a difficult feat. So why go through all the trouble, when you can “borrow” ideas that have worked from the past and do it again? It All Starts With The Past According to…

The year 2020 is coming to a close, and what a year indeed. Having the entire world turn upside down in the face of a virus surely have made the past 366 days very special, albeit not one we ever expected. …

An enquiry of the seemingly deterministic nature of technologies. — 30 years ago, the thought of being able to carry a phone in our pockets sounds like a concept more befitting a Science-Fiction film than what society can achieve. Why would anyone buy a mobile phone for the whopping price of 4000 dollars? …

Think about it for a second. From the moment we wake up until we sleep again, we interact with so many objects that it seems ridiculous to think that these seemingly arbitrary objects have any value worth a second look. …